Your best bib and tucker
noun
Your finest clothes that you wear on special occasions.
She put on her best bib and tucker for the wedding ceremony.
Often appears as...
- put on your best bib and tucker
- dress in your best bib and tucker
Usage tips
Formal
Idiomatic
noun
Your finest clothes that you wear on special occasions.
She put on her best bib and tucker for the wedding ceremony.
Often appears as...
- put on your best bib and tucker
- dress in your best bib and tucker
Usage tips
Formal
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Special Occasions
Use this phrase for events where you'd wear very formal or elegant clothing.
He arrived in his best bib and tucker for his knighthood ceremony.
Pro Tip 2/3Outdated Term
This expression is old-fashioned and might not be understood by younger generations.
My grandfather would always tell me to wear my best bib and tucker to family gatherings.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
Understanding this phrase can give insight into historical clothing practices.
At the historical reenactment, everyone was dressed in their best bib and tucker.
Pro Tip 1/3Special Occasions
Use this phrase for events where you'd wear very formal or elegant clothing.
He arrived in his best bib and tucker for his knighthood ceremony.
Pro Tip 2/3Outdated Term
This expression is old-fashioned and might not be understood by younger generations.
My grandfather would always tell me to wear my best bib and tucker to family gatherings.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
Understanding this phrase can give insight into historical clothing practices.
At the historical reenactment, everyone was dressed in their best bib and tucker.
Pro Tip 1/3Special Occasions
Use this phrase for events where you'd wear very formal or elegant clothing.
He arrived in his best bib and tucker for his knighthood ceremony.
Pro Tip 2/3Outdated Term
This expression is old-fashioned and might not be understood by younger generations.
My grandfather would always tell me to wear my best bib and tucker to family gatherings.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Nuance
Understanding this phrase can give insight into historical clothing practices.
At the historical reenactment, everyone was dressed in their best bib and tucker.
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